STEERING WHEEL WITH ROTATABLE DISPLAY AND FIXED/MOVABLE IMAGES

• US 20140062891A1
• Filed: 08/28/2012
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Denso International America Incorporated (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Denso International America Incorporated (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Powell, Patrick
• Application Number:
  US13/596,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20140062891A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/782 on the steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/782 on the steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/60 Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/06 of controls, e.g. controls knobs
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 1/046 Adaptations on rotatable parts of the steering wheel for accommodation of switches
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

A control and display system for a steering wheel of a vehicle includes a touchscreen device, a first touch point, and a second touch point. The touchscreen device is mounted to the steering wheel and has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The first surface displays at least one vehicle control parameter. The first touch point is arranged on the first surface of the touchscreen device. The second touch point is arranged on the second surface of the touchscreen device. A phantom image of the second touch point is visible on the first surface of the touchscreen device.

Claims

11-1. The control and display system of claim 11, wherein the first and second sensors are multi-touch sensors.

21. A method comprising:

providing a touchscreen device mounted to a steering wheel, the touchscreen device having a first surface with a first multi-touch sensor arranged thereon and an opposing second surface with a second multi-touch sensor arranged thereon;

selecting a first position to display a gauge having an operating parameter on the touchscreen device;

displaying the gauge having the operating parameter in the first position on the touchscreen device when the steering wheel is in an initial position;

rotating the steering wheel a predetermined distance from the initial position; and

rotating the gauge the predetermined distance in an opposite direction from the steering wheel rotation.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

viewing the second sensor in phantom on the first surface of the touchscreen device.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

removing the touchscreen device from the steering wheel.